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| India-Pakistan |
| Pathankot affair |
| 2016-01-26 |
| [Dawn] THE attack on the air force base in Pathankot, India, came at a critical juncture in the relationship between India and Pakistain. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise visit to Pakistain a few weeks prior had indicated a thaw in ties between the two countries, a welcome development considering a series of LoC conflagrations and India's tense rhetoric in the preceding year. However, death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate... while combating regional terrorism is a point of convergence for both India and Pakistain and would certainly help strengthen ties, the unique circumstances of the Pathankot attacks call for a more nuanced approach. While it may be sensationalising for the Indian media to raise unsubstantiated claims vis-à-vis the Pak military and the country's security establishment, such xenophobia not only harms relations between the two states, it also complicates an already complex situation. |
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